Injured South Bend 2-year-old taken to hospital, mother arrested

SOUTH BEND - The mother of a toddler is in jail Thursday after taking her injured child to the emergency room late Wednesday night.

South Bend police were called to Memorial Hospital after the severely injured child arrived accompanied by his mother and another man just after 10 p.m.

Police say doctors reported the boy, whoÂ?ll turn 2 in a couple of weeks, had bruises all over his body and a swollen head. The full extent of the injuries are not known.

The St. Joseph County Family Violence Unit is continuing to investigate the incident. The mother was arrested and booked into the St. Joseph County jail late Wednesday night, accused of child neglect and false informing.

Police said they initially wanted to question the man who accompanied the boyÂ?s mother, but that he left the waiting room after police arrived.

South Bend police officers reported searching for the man at several different addresses, but not finding him.

Read more about this developing story later on this Web site and in FridayÂ?s South Bend Tribune.